10 killed in South Sudan plane crash

At least ten people were killed in a cargo plane crash near Juba airport in South Sudan on Wednesday, government officials said. "A cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from Juba airport on Wednesday," media reports quoted South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei as saying. The minister did not give any information about the plane or its affiliation, but said "it belonged to a foreign country". (Source: IANS)